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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1913
Page
4
The text lists subscription rates for carriers with options for daily or Sunday delivery. It includes 1 month 50 cents, 1 year at 600 cents, and mail delivery terms with advance payment. The fragment also mentions single copies and different delivery frequencies.
The Lancet reportedly recognizes a single authenticated tropical death linked to moonbeams and notes experiments showing faster decay in moonlight. Scientists suggest moon rays may refract and influence spirits, backing old claims of lunacy and moonstruck behavior especially in the tropics.
Judge Ben B. Lindsey urges that child labor laws harming stage children are ill advised. He told the Chicago Drama Club that strict child labor rules have nearly pushed child actors off the stage, noting many states ban under 16 from performances.
The text argues for replacing bans on child stage appearances with supervised regulations to protect education and treatment. It contrasts stage children with factory workers, noting actors often earned well and were cared for, unlike many factory children. It cites Judge Lindsey urging regulation over prohibition and mentions transport delays after a flood affecting freight and passenger trains in San Antonio.
The Postmaster General Burleson endorses government take over of telegraphs and telephones, arguing to extend the postal system. The piece weighs public utilities ownership, service quality, costs, and how first class mail must remain a priority as Congress considers new lines of government operation.
The article argues for Congress to provide funds to build and maintain adequate embassies abroad. It critiques low diplomatic salaries that force rich outsiders into posts and cites Bryan’s calls for reform to allow poorer men to serve. It notes advisers like Rockhill and Guild and laments the expenses of living overseas.
A fragment depicting a wartime song praising U S forces and deriding insurgents in the Philippines. The verses reference karags Krag rifles, colonial themes, and clashes between American troops and Filipino fighters, describing violence and political tension of the era.
The Fort Worth Record endorses fixing a time limit for holding food in cold storage to prevent monopolistic practices. It argues cold storage aids conservation and efficiency but warns against extortion via stockpiling for high prices, noting rumors warranting scrutiny.
The French chocolate maker M. Henri Menier bought Anticosti Island in 1895 for 125000 dollars and issued local laws appointing a private government. He evicted eighteen families, spent about 1500000 dollars on development, but the venture failed to yield expected returns and attracted concern in Britain. His Noisiel model city mirrored his Fort Gunligan plan and Bournville in England.
Mrs. Brace stops a double deck streetcar with her husband aboard. The conductor misplaces his fare dispute as Brace disappears after going upstairs. Newspapers publish the mystery though the couple later reveal the ruse earned them funds and a new venture idea.
Daily Fashion Hint notes Poiret inspired La Minaret costumes appear in many new dancing frocks for Christmas week. The white liberty satin gown features a wired tunic of flame tinted tulle edged in black fox fur, a deeply slashed front skirt, chiffon petticoat, and white satin buttoned slippers.
The Pittsburg Gazette-Times-Repub surveys the Georgia voter climate and southern power dynamics. It argues that despite constitutional rights, black voters face terror, grandfather clauses, and disenfranchisement. It notes Wilson's narrow national support and a Congress dominated by the South, making federal enfranchisement unlikely.
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